[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 41 (Thursday, March 2, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 72

[NRC-2022-0181]
RIN 3150-AK88


List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International 
HI-STORM Flood/Wind Multipurpose Canister Storage System, Certificate 
of Compliance No. 1032, Amendment No. 6

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the 
effective date of March 22, 2023, for the direct final rule that was 
published in the Federal Register on January 6, 2023. This direct final 
rule amended the Holtec International Storage Module Flood/Wind (HI-
STORM FW) Multipurpose Canister Storage System listing within the 
``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 
6 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1032.

DATES: The effective date of March 22, 2023, for the direct final rule 
published January 6, 2023 (88 FR 949), is confirmed.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2022-0181 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may 
obtain publicly available information related to this action by any of 
the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2022-0181. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Dawn Forder; telephone: 301-415-3407; 
email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the 
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS 
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public 
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or 
by email to [email protected]. The renewal of the certificate of 
compliance, the changes to the technical specifications, and the safety 
evaluation report can be viewed in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML23041A437.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White 
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Maryland 20852. To make an 
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 
8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. eastern time eastern time, Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Trussell, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6244, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 6, 2023 (88 FR 949), the NRC 
published a direct final rule amending its regulations in part 72 of 
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) to revise the 
Holtec International HI-STORM 100 Flood/Wind Multipurpose Canister 
Storage System listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage 
casks'' to add amendment No. 6 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1032. 
Amendment No. 6 revises and clarifies design and operational 
requirements in the certificate of compliance for the HI-STORM FW 
overpack. This amendment also incorporates additional clarifications as 
well as editorial changes that do not change the substantive technical 
information of the certificate of compliance.
    Amendment No. 6 revises the certificate and technical 
specifications to: (1) Add an anchored configuration for the HI-STORM 
FW overpack; (2) Allow use of non-single failure proof lifting 
equipment during handling of heavy loads within the 10 CFR part 72 
jurisdictional boundary; (3) Revise LCO 3.1.2, ``SFSC Heat Removal 
System Operability,'' to allow an engineering evaluation to be 
performed in lieu of transferring the multipurpose canister (MPC) into 
a transfer cask; (4) Revise the Radioactive Effluent Control Program to 
no longer require annual submittal of a separate radioactive effluent 
report [10 CFR 72.44(d)(3)] for the HI-STORM FW system; (5) Revise the 
allowable contents for the MPC-37, -89, and -32ML to clarify that fuel 
debris permitted for storage does not need to meet all the dimensional 
requirements and characteristics in tables 2.1-2 and 2.1-3, provided 
that requirements in table 2.1-1 are met; (6) Revise the MPC-37, -89, 
and -32ML basket Design Features to clarify that the minimum cell ID 
and minimum cell wall thickness are nominal dimensions; and (7) 
Incorporate additional clarifications and editorial changes that do not 
change the substantive technical information of the certificate of 
compliance.
    In the direct final rule, the NRC stated that if no significant 
adverse comments were received, the direct final rule would become 
effective on March 22, 2023. The NRC did not receive any comments on 
the direct final rule. Therefore, this direct final rule will become 
effective as scheduled.

    Dated: February 24, 2023.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Cindy K. Bladey,
Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support Branch, Division of 
Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards.
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